Virginia House Bill 1484 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 13 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0411)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Board of Medicine to amend regulations governing licensure of occupational therapists to specify Type 1 continuous learning activities. Directs the Board of Medicine to amend regulations governing licensure of occupational therapists to provide that Type 1 continuing learning activities that shall be completed by the practitioner prior to renewal of a license shall consist of an organized program of study, classroom experience, or similar educational experience that is related to a licensee's current or anticipated roles and responsibilities in occupational therapy and approved or provided by one of the following organizations or any of its components: the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association; the American Occupational Therapy Association; the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy; a local, state, or federal government agency; a regionally accredited college or university; or a health care organization accredited by a national accrediting organization granted authority by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to assure compliance with Medicare conditions of participation. Such regulations shall also provide that Type 1 continuing learning activities may also include an American Medical Association Category 1 Continuing Medical Education program. The bill further provides that the Board of Medicine shall not deem maintenance of any certification provided by such organization as sufficient to fulfill continuing learning requirements for occupational therapists.

Occupational therapists; Board of Medicine shall amend regulations governing licensure.

Del. Richard Bell [R]

2017-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-27 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-24 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-13		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0411)
2017-03-13		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 411 (effective 7/1/17)
2017-02-21		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
2017-02-21	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
2017-02-20	Senate	Signed by President
2017-02-17	House	Signed by Speaker
2017-02-17	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1484ER)
2017-02-17	House	Enrolled
2017-02-15	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
2017-02-15	House	Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
2017-02-15	House	Placed on Calendar
2017-02-13	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-13	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2017-02-13	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2017-02-13	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2017-02-13	Senate	Read third time
2017-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2017-02-09	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2017-02-06	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
2017-01-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2017-01-30	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2017-01-27	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2017-01-27	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2017-01-26	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1484H1
2017-01-26	House	Committee substitute agreed to 17103433D-H1
2017-01-26	House	Read second time
2017-01-25	House	Read first time
2017-01-24	House	Committee substitute printed 17103433D-H1
2017-01-24	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2017-01-19	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
2017-01-12	House	Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
2016-12-13	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2016-12-13	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102024D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB1484
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1484+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1484H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1484ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0411+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H1202V0002+HB1484
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H12V0042+HB1484
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV1662+HB1484
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S04V0160+HB1484
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0464HB1484+HB1484
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0471HB1484+HB1484
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV2362+HB1484